diff --git a/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c b/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c
index ba45102cff940..7ccdd825d34e4 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static int dsmark_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt)
 {
 	struct dsmark_qdisc_data *p = qdisc_priv(sch);
 	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_DSMARK_MAX + 1];
-	int err;
+	int err = -EINVAL;
 	u32 default_index = NO_DEFAULT_INDEX;
 	u16 indices;
 	int i;